Racers and fans ready for 2012 opening day of drag race action
PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS take to track May 18-20 for Victoria Day Weekend Challenge at TMP’s Cayuga Dragway
CAYUGA, ONTARIO (April 30, 2012) – The teams have been working hard during the off-season and the fans are ready for the opening round in the 2012 Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
Racers had spent the past few months updating, modifying, and everything else to get more power from their racecars. Along with several new teams in the three drag race series, many are returning for the starting race of the year, the Victoria Day Weekend Challenge to be held May 18-20 at the Cayuga Dragway of Toronto Motorsports Park.
Qualifying sessions will take place Saturday, May 19, with elimination rounds scheduled to begin Sunday, May 20.
Big City Sportswear continues as preferred uniform supplier for PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and PBSS officials
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK (April 25, 2012) – Big City Sportswear will continue as the preferred uniform supplier for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series.
“Big City has not only met, they have exceeded our expectations,” noted Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations for the three drag race series. “We are very pleased with the product provided by them.”
Big City has established itself as one of the top names in sports-related apparel. It occupies a 20,000-square foot in Rochester with the capability of providing screen printing, embroidery, digital printing and more for sporting teams and other organizations. Big City’s involvement with the three drag race series was its first in the motorsports world.
Big City’s state-of-the-art facility, which includes fully automated screen printing, a heat transfer machine, and a 54-inch Roland digital cutter/printer, which allows for the manufacture of window signs, banners, and vehicle wraps.
New engine, new look for the Bauer Racing Pontiac GTO Top Sportsman entry
Bob Bauer Jr and team getting prepared for upcoming Quick 32 Sportsman Series drag racing opener
ELMA, NEW YORK (April 23, 2012) – The Pontiac GTO Top Sportsman car of Bob Bauer Jr will not only be sporting a new look this year, the car will be powered with a new and larger engine in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts for 2012.
The driver of the Bauer Racing GTO said along with a new paint scheme for his car and the team’s Junior Dragster driven by son Robert Bauer III, a 738-cubic inch engine is being fitted into the Torrelli Pro Cars chassis.
“The Quick 32 Series is getting quicker and quicker, and we wanted to qualify better in the fields this year,” he noted. “This engine will have nitrous. I’d like to qualify without the nitrous, but if I need it I’ve got it.”
Drag race officials rely on golf cars for better efficiency on race weekends
O’tools provides wheels to PMRA, Quick 32 Sportsman Series and PBSS staff once again as Official Golf Car Supplier
FOREST, ONTARIO (April 18, 2012) – Working at a race track demands a lot of interaction between officials and the race teams, and for the operations staff for the Pro Modified Racing Association, the Quick 32 Sportsman Series, and the Pro Bike & Sled Series their time is made easier and more effective thanks to the golf car supplied by O’tools Rent or Buy, the Official Golf Car Supplier.
“We are constantly running around at the track, whether it’s to talk with teams, officials, or get the round results out to the competitors,” said Bruce Mehlenbacher, Director of Operations of both drag race series. “Getting around thanks to O’tools not only helps make our duties easier, it provides a more efficient operation.”
VanDerGelds to debut Top Dragster in Quick 32 Sportsman Series
Son Brody to drive and father Tom to crew chief new entry in drag race series
CAMBRIDGE, ONTARIO (April 16, 2012) – The VanDerGelds have been in drag racing for some time, but the team will be racing their own Top Dragster for the first time in the Quick 32 Sportsman Series presented by NAPA Auto Parts this year.
“We’re about three nights away from getting the car together and we’ll be ready to go,” said car owner Tom VanDerGeld. “We hope to get out testing soon.”
Driving the Top Dragster will be Tom’s son Brody, a full-time college student and two-time Junior Dragster champ who will be getting into the new car for this first time.
The car is powered by a 706-cubic inch Pat Musi engine with a two-stage nitrous setup and an Aeromotive Fuel System. Sitting behind the engine is a two-speed Powerglide from the shop of Joe’s Transmission. The chassis is a Dan Page product which has received numerous and extensive updating from VanDerGeld and his Lowdown Hot Rods shop.
